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Found this on my last walk in a creek in Sumter County Alabama. I’m not sure what it could be. It looks sort of like a tooth maybe. Any ideas?  Thanks in advance.

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Fossildude19 Regular Member

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I agree. Looks like a giant sloth tooth.

Maybe @Shellseeker or @Plantguy will weigh in on this.

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Oh wow! That would be great. I’ve never found a sloth tooth.

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If they’re found in that area I would agree with sloth tooth

Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

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Megalonyx jeffersoni,  I think.  A canine .. Nice find,  rare

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Yes, the Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) has been found in Alabama: 
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  • Remains of the Megalonyx jeffersonii have been found in Colbert, Jackson, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Dallas, Wilcox, Clarke, and Montgomery counties. 
     
     
  • ABc-3 Cave
    This cave in Alabama is one of only two sites in North America where more than one individual of the Megalonyx jeffersonii has been found. 

 

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